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Rite Aid Reports Same Store Sales for November

December 3, 2015 8:30 AM EST

CAMP HILL, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Rite Aid Corporation (NYSE: RAD) today announced sales results of its retail pharmacy segment for November.

Monthly Sales

For the five weeks ended Nov. 28, 2015, same store sales increased 0.9 percent over the prior-year period. November front-end same store sales increased 1.2 percent. Pharmacy same store sales, which included an approximate 267 basis points negative impact from new generic introductions, increased 0.7 percent. Prescription count at comparable stores increased 0.8 percent over the prior-year period.

Total drugstore sales for the five-week period decreased 0.6 percent to $2.556 billion compared to... More